19 Jan 2016
Professor Eric Berger, an expert on lethal injection and death penalty issues, presented his paper, "Institutional Competence in Glossip v. Gross," at the American Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting in New York City. Professor Berger was part of a panel discussion on "The Supreme Court and the Future of Lethal Injection" sponsored by the Section on Criminal Justice.
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Professor Gus Hurwitz participated in the "Resolved: The Fcc Does Not Have the Legal Authority to Implment Net Neutrality" debate at the AALS Annual Meeting. The debate considered whether the Federal Communications Commission's Open Internet Order fits within the agency's statutory authorty. Professor Hurwitz also presented his work-in-progress paper, "An Economic Theory of Law and Technology," during a 7 minute presentations panel.
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Professor Colleen Medill, a leading national expert on employer-sponsored group health plans under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), recently spoke on “Emerging Employee Claims Under the Affordable Care Act” at the AALS Annaul Meeting. Professor Medill was part of a panel presentation on “The State of the ACA after King v. Burwell” that was jointly co-sponsored by the Section on Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation and the Section on Law, Medicine and Health Care. Professor Medill’s presentation explained the second and third order implications for employers and employees of the final stage of implementation of the employer mandate under the ACA in 2016, and new theories of liability for violations of the ACA that are likely to be asserted by employees in 2016 and beyond.
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Professor Jessica Shoemaker presented her paper, "The Complexity Problem in American Indian Land Tenure," during the AALS Property Section breakfast. The paper analyzes the myriad ways the complexity of modern rules specific to American Indian land tenure continue to do injustice to indigenous people.